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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Ruins

Why are we so obsessed with ruins? It has been going on at least since the 18th Century in travel, art, and of course much longer in Archeology. Even Shakespeare was writing about ruins before that.There were even people who built "Ruins" for decoration of their property!
In photography we like the textures of age, especially on the surfaces of buildings. If there isn't enough we add it using filters and digital enhancement like HDR. We seem to be obsessed with "patina."
Here are some photos of Detroit's ruins published recently. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jan/02/photography-detroit

Wooden Building showing some Weathering

Old Car Wreck

Barn Roof Shingles Falling Off

In 1953 Rose Macauly published a book called " The Pleasure of Ruins." Check it out.
Today here are a few of our photos of surfaces altered by the ravages of time....